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This Day in History | 1752 Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar, enabling him to...
This Day in History | 1973 Secretariat became the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness...
This Day in History | 1913 Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley) the highest point...
This Day in History | 1944 Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhowergives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the...
This Day in History | 1933 The United States goes off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress...
This Day in History | 2003 A federal grand jury serves Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker with a nine-count indictment, including charges of obstruction of...
This Day in History | 1943 A group of U.S. sailors marches through downtown Los Angeles, carrying clubs and other makeshift weapons and attacking anyone wearing...
This Day in History | 1935 Babe Ruth ends his Major League career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. Ruth was one...
This Day in History | 1980 CNN, the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut from Atlanta, Georgia. The first story is on the...
This Day in History | 2005 W. Mark Felt’s family ends 30 years of speculation, identifying Felt, the former FBI assistant director, as “Deep Throat,” the...
